Conference Call with ideaForge Technology Management and Analysts on Q1FY26 Performance and Outlook. Listen to the full earnings transcript.
Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q1FY26 results Revenues: Rs 127.8 million compared to Rs 861.9 million during Q1FY25. EBITDA: Rs -151.4 million compared to Rs 84.6 million during Q1FY25. EBITDA Margin: -118.5% for Q1FY26. PAT: Rs -235.6 million compared to Rs 11.7 million during Q1FY25. PAT Margin: -184.3% for Q1FY26. Ankit Mehta, CEO said: “The Q1FY26 marked a positive start for the financial year and reinforced ideaForge’s resilience: both in technology and in business. ideaForge secured a significant Rs 137 crore order under the Government’s 5th cycle of Emergency Procurement. This order followed rigorous technical evaluations and country-of-origin checks, highlighting our standing as a trusted partner to the Indian armed forces. The quarter also saw our platforms play a role in Operation Sindoor, proving effective in the high-stakes battlefield scenario, reaffirming the resilience of our indigenous product development and deep-tech foundation. Post-Operation Sindoor, government procurement has received a major boost, with the allocation of Rs 40,000 crores for the 6th cycle of Emergency Procurement for the armed forces. Additionally, the government has announced an RDI Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore, which will further boost innovation efforts in the industry. The next phase of PLI is also expected to be rolled out for drone manufacturers, which will be a major tailwind for the industry and ideaForge. Our strategic and operational efforts are well on track, and we are committed to delivering long-term and meaningful value to our stakeholders.” Result PDF
Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q4FY25 results Revenue: Rs 203 million compared to Rs 1,023 million during Q4FY24. Gross Profit: Rs 73 million compared to Rs 440 million during Q4FY24. Gross Profit margin: 35.9% for Q4FY25. EBITDA: Rs -174.1 million compared to Rs 202.5 million during Q4FY24. EBITDA margin: -85.7% for Q4FY25. PAT: Rs -257.0million compared to Rs 103.3 million during Q4FY24. PAT margin: -126.5% for Q4FY25. Order Book Position: Rs 136 crore as on 31.03.2025. Ankit Mehta, CEO, said: “FY25 saw a substantial slowdown for the broader drone industry in India, owing to the general elections in the first part and then the slow progress towards procurement initiatives, despite the latent demand. The industry started to regain momentum at the end of the year with the new emergency procurement cycle for CICT* operations going into tendering phase in Q4, along with trials of many other civil programs as well towards the end of the same quarter. And thus, while we did not see closure of opportunities to orderbook in Q4, we now see their healthy progression to our L1 pipeline. Our efforts to diversify our revenue base got bolstered at the AeroIndia 2025, where we unveiled the concepts of two new categories of drones, namely, our ZOLT platform for Tactical and YETI for Logistics, unlocking new opportunities and partnerships, such as our partnership with Resonia Limited (Sterlite Group) for tower installation logistics. Our strategic investment in US-based Vantage Robotics has augmented platforms as small as nano drones (<250 g) to our portfolio. The year also marked our transition from a drone manufacturer to a drone solution provider delivering not just best-in-class drones to our customers, but also actionable intelligence through our developments, such as FLYGHT CLOUD for cloud data analytics and FLYGHT DOCKS for consuming Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS). With the launch of NETRA 5 and SWITCH V2, we have demonstrated our ability to build capabilities that can future-proof our forces with unmatched resilience, performance, modularity, and AI. With the augmentation of new categories and greater focus on the global markets, we are seeing increasing momentum towards international opportunities and partnerships. We intend to substantially increase the market opportunity for Indian drones globally and firmly establish them as a default part of the security, safety, and governance infrastructure of any country, city, or enterprise.” Result PDF